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Correspondence and papers of George Smith (1824-1901), publisher, and founder of the Dictionary of National Biography, and his successors as heads of the firm of Smith, Elder and Company.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.23171-23192
Scope and Contents

The papers relate chiefly to the publication of articles in the 'Cornhill Magazine' (which George Smith founded), and of books published by the firm.

Dates: 1846-1924, undated.

Correspondence and papers of the publisher, Robert Cadell, and of his grandchildren in the Stevenson family.

 Fonds
Identifier: MSS.21001-21069
Scope and Contents

Robert Cadell (1788-1849) was the partner of Archibald Constable, and, after the dissolution of that partnership in 1825, the sole publisher of Walter Scott's novels. His papers reflect his personal and business relations with Scott and other authors, as well as his family affairs.

Dates: 1802-mid 20th century, undated.

‘Epistolæ Regum Scotorum’, a register of correspondence of State, including contemporary copies of royal letters.

 Series
Identifier: Adv.MS.35.5.9
Scope and Contents

The description is taken from the “Catalogue of the manuscripts in the Advocates’ Library. I. State Papers, part I (F.R.184)

Dates: 1505-1545, 1576-1626.

Extracts from official records, journals and newspapers, sixteenth to nineteenth century, relating to the family of Cockburn and their connections.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.2996-2998
Scope and Contents

The family connections include Butler of Harpendean, Congalton (Congilton), Cumming (Cumine), Fairholme, Fortune, Naismith, Rainnie (Rennie, Rainny). The extracts and notes are taken from various registers in HM Register House, Edinburgh Burgh records, local records in Midlothian, East Lothian, Berwickshire, and Berwick-on-Tweed, and journals.

Dates: 16th century-19th century.

Microfilm of assorted 13th-17th century manuscripts.

 Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.465
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows: Fair copy, 1686-1689, of ‘Diplomatum veterum collectio’, being Richard Augustine Hay’s transcripts of charters and other formal documents contained in cartularies of mediaeval Scottish religious houses and the archives of the city of Edinburgh, volume 1. (Adv.MS.34.1.10(i)); Register of the Chapel Royal of Stirling, written, circa 1537, by John Lambert, prebendary of the Chapel, containing copies of papal bulls and other documents, 1501-1537...
Dates: 13th century-1689.

Microfilm of Elizabethan letters and transcripts of the register of Arbroath Abbey.

 Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.175
Scope and Contents

Elizabethan letters (Adv.MS.1.2.2);

Transcripts, 1815, by Lieutenant-General G H Hutton, of the register, 13th century-16th century, of the abbey of Arbroath and of various charters, 1213-1246. (Adv.MS.9A.1.18).

Dates: 13th century-16th century.

Microfilm of genealogical and heraldic material.

 Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.31
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows: ‘Armourial [sic] Bearings of the Bruces’ by Major William Bruce Armstrong, 1903 (Adv.MS.15.1.25);'Results of the investigation of the settlement of English families in Scotland', [?1801] (Adv.MS.16.2.9);‘Proper names with their significations’ by David Ure, minister of Uphall, late 18th century (Adv.MS.16.2.10);Collection of material on French heraldry, in several hands of the first half of the 18th century...
Dates: 1560-1903.

Papers concerning the Keiths, Earls Marischal.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.21193-21198

Publishers receipt book of the Faculty of Advocates Library.

 Item
Identifier: F.R.306
Dates: Late 19th century-Early 20th century.

Receipt book for books borrowed in the Faculty of Advocates Library.

 Item
Identifier: F.R.262
Scope and Contents

Receipt of books borrowed. With printed forms of receipt. Receipts are crossed out. Receipts read: 'I_____ Advocate, grant me to have borrowed out of the Advocates Library ______ which I oblige me to restore betwixt and the ______ Day of _____ next to come, or the Sum of _____ in Case'.

Dates: 25 October 1718-7 January 1724.

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